The Mastermind | November 23 | FAR Center | 6PM

Tickets for the 6PM screening of THE MASTERMIND

*Bloomington premiere of Kelly Reichardt's new film, partially shot in Columbus, Indiana!*

2025 • US • 110 minutes • dir. Kelly Reichardt

Sunday, November 23rd
at FAR Center for Contemporary Art (505 W 4th St)
$8 | All Ages

Showtime: 6pm

TRAILER

Synopsis: In early-1970s Framingham, Massachusetts, taciturn family man James (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at the local art museum, absconding with a selection of modern paintings—without much of a plan. This autumnal, restrained, and often quite funny anti-thriller from Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up, NYFF60) sets this low-key criminal enterprise against a Nixon-era backdrop of alienation and political disillusionment. As always, Reichardt’s impeccable craft is front and center: the film’s naturalism and remarkable period detail creating a portrait of unerring authenticity and psychological mystery. Whether driven by social apathy or artistic passion, James—effortlessly played by O’Connor with hangdog elegance—registers as a compelling update of the ’70s American male loner archetype for another dispiriting, directionless time.